Viactiv Soft Calcium Chews, 500+D+K, Caramel, 90-Count Boxes (Pack of 2)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Beware the chews have changed
By slim2none
I have been taking the caramel chews for years. I opened a new box and noticed the shape has changed. Okay, I can deal with that but the taste is now revolting. I don't know what they were thinking. They are slimey and tasteless. The texture is different and not for the better. Bring back the old Viactiv.

21 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
NOT the best way to get your calcium
By E. Gordon
As a woman, I too have concerns about building strong bones and staying healthy. However, this product is NOT my idea of a health supplement.

Just glance at the ingredients list (where items must, by law, appear in order of predominance): First comes "Corn Syrup" and "High Fructose Corn Syrup"--these have calories but NO nutritional value; they're used simply because they are the cheapest sweetening agents available. They're also likely to come from GMO corn (meaning it's been genetically modified to withstand high doses of petrochemical pesticides and/or herbicides).

Further down, there's "Soy Lecithin." While regular lecithin is derived from egg yolks, soy lecithin is chemically extracted from soy (and most likely GMO soy, to boot). Essentially, it's a waste product that comes from the manufacturing of soybean oil. You see, the "sludge" that's left over from soy refining is de-gummed with chemical solvents and (voila!) becomes "soy lethicin."

"Glyceryl Monostearate" is a synthetic, petroleum-based emollient and emulsifier (frequently used in makeup products...yum). And "Artificial Flavor" (could they BE more obscure?) is likely to contain dozens of chemical compounds.

Even the "healthy" part of this product, the "Calcium Carbonate" itself, happens to be the cheapest form of calcium on the market. What's more, like all inorganic forms of calcium, it's poorly absorbed (only 5-10% actually gets into your body).

These days, there are so many HEALTHIER options when it comes to vitamins and nutritional supplements that there's really no reason for putting this kind of petro-chemical cocktail into your body. The fact that this can be sold (and actually recommended) as a "health" product is a real shame.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Loved the old, hate the new!
By Anne Page
The reviewer below is right: the new Viactiv caramel chews are now rectangular instead of square, soft rather than chewy, and, most importantly, they taste bad. Really bad. I used to look forward to my Viactiv as a little dessert; no more! I compared my new and my old box to see what had changed, and the major difference is that the new has coconut oil while the old had palm kernel oil. What possessed them to change the recipe I have no idea...